Columbo

[TheHeretic]

I love a good detective show, but Columbo, IMHO, still the best! You know who did it, but how he figures it out is the jam in the doughnut. Love it. Any other fans?

[Halb]

Here, bigtime. He is the best. There is at least one where you don't know who the killer is as well.
It rewrote the rules and Falk is an icon.
He basically knows who the killer is within minutes thanks to his 'copper's nose' and then spends his time trying to prove it.
I can (and have) watch them over and over. And when one pops up which I don't know (which is rare now) it is a real treat.

[TheHeretic]

I managed to 'procure' the whole kit and caboodle online.

[Halb]

The reason I don't do that is that there is still a chance that one will pop up and I won't have seen it!

[Simpo Two]

Yep, me too.

'Oh, just one other thing...'



I also liked Quincy from the same era, but haven't seen it for a while.

[Odie]

Im a columbo fan,

Just one more thing..

I even went to see the theatre show thing a couple of years ago, with dirt benedict (of a-team face fame) playing columbo. It was very very good.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/cornwall/hi/people_and...

[Morningside]

I named my old Bassethound Columbo - seemed to suit him

It was a real shame that they did not let him do the final outing. Scripts etc were ready.

[Big Fat Fatty]

Can your bassethound act?

[bexVN]

Loved Columbo. Never get bored of watching an episode. Grew up watching him (Mums fault!)

[Kiltie]

Weekend afternoon ... feeling a bit sorry for myself ... berocca ... big mug of tea ... curl up on sofa with big fleece blankie ... greyhound snuggled up at my back ... Columbo on the telly ...

... not ideal but about as good as it could be.

Cheers,

Eric

[Pommygranite]

If he was so good why did he never get promoted?...

[TheHeretic]

Pommygranite said:

If he was so good why did he never get promoted?...

[shirt]

Pommygranite said:

If he was so good why did he never get promoted?...

this is the thing that annoyed me about columbo and quincy. they knew whodunnit almost immediately but their superiors were never convinced. you;d think with so many succesful convictions they'd just bloody listen!

[Ecurie Ecosse]

Kiltie said:

Weekend afternoon ... feeling a bit sorry for myself ... berocca ... big mug of tea ... curl up on sofa with big fleece blankie ... greyhound snuggled up at my back ... Columbo on the telly ...

... not ideal but about as good as it could be.

Cheers,

Eric

I know exactly what you mean, Columbo brings such a great sense of well being.

The 70s series are the best, IMHO, but the late 80s / 90s series are still great to watch.

[Vvroom]

Pommygranite said:

If he was so good why did he never get promoted?...

His glass eye.

LAPD wasn't an equal opportunities employer back then.

[Vvroom]

Odie said:

Im a columbo fan,

Just one more thing..

I even went to see the theatre show thing a couple of years ago, with dirt benedict (of a-team face fame) playing columbo. It was very very good.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/cornwall/hi/people_and...

I saw this too Odie, at the Lowry in Manchester.

Thought it was superb.

I'm a big fan of the TV show, preferably the earlier ones. Some fanstastic guest appearances.

I always remember a great scene: (Columbo asks a politician to sign a photo for his wife who is a "big fan")

Politician: "sure, what's her name?"

Columbo: "...........Mrs Columbo!"

[buggalugs]

Did you ever actually see Mrs Columbo on the screen? I always thought maybe she'd passed away or something. I think it would kind of fit the character, he always seemed to have this faint air of tragedy about him.

[stephen300o]

Columbo fan here too. Love to see the smug so and so's get their comeuppance in the end.

[bexVN]

buggalugs said:

Did you ever actually see Mrs Columbo on the screen? I always thought maybe she'd passed away or something. I think it would kind of fit the character, he always seemed to have this faint air of tragedy about him.

She was alive. Never say her though. One episode they pretended she'd died to catch a murderer in another she was on a cruise with him but you never got to see her even though you thought you would!

[PaperCut]

I watched 'Columbo goes to college' the other day - it was funny when the kids in it were doing impressions of Columbo ; the mannerisms and movements, even down to the crossed-eyes! (i know he has a glass eye) and at the end...well i won't spoil it incase you've not seen it yet!